Ordinarily Aegean charges 25EUR per 1,000 miles, though through this promotion you can receive:

A 20% bonus when you buy 1,000-2,000 miles

A 25% bonus when you buy 3,000-10,000 miles

A 30% bonus when you buy 11,000-20,000 miles

A 40% bonus when you buy 21,000-50,000 miles

For example, if you maxed out this promotion you could buy a total of 70,000 miles (including the 20,000 bonus miles) at a cost of 1,250EUR (~1,471USD), which is a cost of about 2.1 cents (in USD) per mile. That’s not cheap, though it’s definitely a potentially attractive price, given Aegean’s award redemption rates.

For example, you can redeem just 75,000 miles for a one-way first class ticket between Africa and the US on Lufthansa, so it could make sense to buy miles (at least for the purposes of topping off an account) at that price. Do note that Aegean charges the standard carrier imposed surcharges, though.

While this isn’t for everyone, this has the potential to be a decent deal, and I’d certainly love to see them offer a 50%+ bonus on purchased miles in the future.

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A3 limits purchased miles by membership year and not by calendar year. For most legacy A3*Gs, their new membership year just started (24 November). So that’s something to keep in mind when purchasing miles.

The value of redeeming these miles may lay in their definition of which countries are included, or not, in each zone. DYOR for sure! Not every mile-seller follow the same redemption chart. I must say charging surcharges is a big downer though.

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